Neil Gladd - Concert Programs

Neil Gladd - Concert Programs

12/6/81 Recital, Church of the Annunciation,
Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Frank Conlon, piano
Marilyn Boyd DeReggi, soprano
Slumber Song (soprano and mandolin)	Clara Lyle Boone (b.1928)
Zufriedenheit Komm, Liebe Zither (soprano and mandolin)	W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 Preludio Loure Gavotte en Rondeau Menuet I & II Bouree Gigue	J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Grand Sonata in C for Piano and Mandolin (1810) Allegro con spirito Andante moderato siziliano Rondo	Johann N. Hummel (1778-1837)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965) (first performance) Theme: Andante espressivo Allegro giusto Lento Allegro Molto Lento	Carman Moore (b.1936)
Sonatina [Pno] (first performance)	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
The Red Bach Book: Three Rags After Bach (1980) [Pno] (first performance) The Ragtime Offering The Goldberg Rag The Art of the Rag	Neil Gladd
Tarantella (1898)	Angelo Mascheroni (1856-1905)

11/18/82 Recital - Folger Shakespeare Library,
Washington, DC Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marcia Kravis, harpsichord
Sonata in E minor for mandolin and continuo (first modern performance) Allegro Allegro Adagio Allegro	Carlo Arrigoni (1697-1744)
Sonata in A, Op. II no. I, for mandolin and continuo Preludio Corrente Sarabanda Allegro	Gaetano Boni
Sonata in D for mandolin and continuo Grave Allegro Grave Allegro	Carlo Arrigoni
Partita a Dodici Toni (1982) [solo Mand] (first performance) Corrente Sarabanda Minuetto I e II Gavotta Giga	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
2 Pieces for Harpsichord Farewell to a Hubbard Harpsichord (first performance) Le Tombeau de Scarlatti	Neil Gladd
Andante and Variations, WoO 44 #2	Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

1987 Recital Tour
2/24, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2/26, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
2/28, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, NY
3/1, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Betty Bullock, piano
Grand Sonata in C for Piano and Mandolin (1810) Allegro con spirito Andante moderato siziliano Rondo	Johann N. Hummel (1778-1837)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965) Theme: Andante espressivo Allegro giusto Lento Allegro Molto Lento	Carman Moore (b.1936)
A la fin -- tout seul (1985)	Elizabeth Vercoe (b.1941)
Sonata for Solo Mandolin (1983) Toccata Aria Dance	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
Concerto for Mandolin (1985) Con Brio Barcarolle Funebre Toccata	Brian Israel (1951-1986)
Annie Laurie, Variations (1901)	Valentine Abt (1873-1933)
Witches Dance (1901)	Samuel Siegel (1875-1948)
Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace from Concerto in E minor, Op. 64	Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Mandolin Madness II
5/18/87, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin and electric mandolin
Ron L Warren, piano and celesta
Jean De Mart Warren, flute and piccolo
Sharilyn Clark, xylophone
Salterella (1981/86) (first U.S. performance) [electric-mandolin and piano]	Carol Ann Weaver (b. 1948)
Cinque Miniature, Op.20c (1962) (first performance) [flute, mandolin and celesta] Andante Lento Allegretto Lentissimo Vivo	Derek Healey (b.1936)
Toccata (1987) (first performance) from Sonata II for Solo Mandolin	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
Little Serenade (1953) (first U.S. performance) [piccolo, xylophone and mandolin] Moderato tranquillo Allegretto grazioso Con Brio Lento Capriccioso Vivace	William Bardwell (1915-1994)
Silicon Valley Breakdown (1982) [computer generated tape]	David Jaffe (b.1955)
Concerto for Electric Mandolin and Tape (1987) (first performance) Allegro Andante Allegro	Pamela J. Marshall (b.1954)
Jazz Suite (1987) [El-Mand, Pno] (first performance) Electric Bebop Older Woman Blues Blue Ivory Rag Boogie for Leda	Elizabeth Vercoe (b.1941)

Music of Black Composers
9/21/91, Dumbarton United Methodist Church,Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Carol Feather Martin, piano
Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77 (1911) La Caprice de Nanette Demande et Reponse Un Sonnet d'Amour La Tarantelle Frefillante	Samuel Coleidge-Taylor (1875-1912)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965) Theme: Andante espressivo Allegro giusto Lento Allegro Molto Lento	Carman Moore (b.1936)
Polka de Concert (1900)	Seth S. Weeks (1865-after 1924)
Mandolin Concerto (1900) Adagio Marcia Allegro Molto	Seth S. Weeks
Valse Coquette, Op. 17, No. 2 (1922) PlantationSong, Op. 27, No. 1 (1936)	Clarence Cameron White (1880-1960)
Pine Apple Rag (1908) (arr. Paul Zukofsky)	Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
Clef Club March (1910) Castle House Rag (1914) (both arr. Neil Gladd)	James Reese Europe (1881-1919)
St. Louis Blues (transcribed from the 1943 Dave Apollon recording by Neil Gladd)	W.C. Handy (1873-1958)

12/2/93 - Music of the Art Deco Period
Market 5 Gallery, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Betty Bullock, piano
Joyce N. Spears, soprano
Ukelele Serenade (1926) (from Two Pieces for Violin)	Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Sieben Stucke nach der Dreigroschenoper (1930) (arr. Stefan Frenkel) Moritat vom Mackie Messer Ruf aus der Gruft Ballade vom angenehman Leben Polly's Lied Zuhalterballade Seerauberjenny Kanonensong	Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
No One Knows this Little Rose (1925) The Bird (1923)	John Woods Duke (1899-1984)
Suite pour Chant et Violon (1925) A Menina e a Cancao Quero Ser Alegre Sertaneja	Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Sonata, Op. 31, Nr 2 (1924) Leicht bewegte Viertel Ruhig bewegte Achtel Gemächliche Viertel Fünf Variationen über das Lied "Komm, lieber Mai" v. Mozart	Paul Hindemith (1895-1961)
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1939?) (arr. Neil Gladd)	Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Black and Blue Bottom (1933) Romantic Joe (1934) Runnin' Ragged (1933)	Joe Venuti (1889-1978)
Souvenir, Barcarolle and Humoresque	arr. Bernardo de Pace (1886-1966)
St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy)	arr. Dave Apollon (1898-1972)

2/11/94 Recital - George Washington University, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Sonata I in G minor, BWV 1001 Adagio Fuga Siciliana Presto	J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
L'avez vous vo mon bien aime (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)	Sigr. Leoni of Naples
Finale from the D Concerto (1905)	Aubrey Stauffer (1876-1952)
Sonata, Op. 31, Nr 2 (1924) Leicht bewegte Viertel Ruhig bewegte Achtel Gemächliche Viertel Fünf Variationen über das Lied "Komm, lieber Mai" v. Mozart	Paul Hindemith (1895-1961)
Sonata II for Solo Mandolin (1989) Toccata Andante Fugue	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
Mandolin Night (1985)	Pamela J. Marshall (b. 1954)

5/96, Opening of Dresden Exhibit, Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Mary Price and Andrea Vercoe, violins
Patricia Smith, viola
Brigitta Gruenther, cello
Concerto in G for Mandolin (mandolin, 2 violins and cello) Allegro Aria Allegro	Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783)
Quartetto in A (mandolin, violin, viola and cello) Allegro Rondo	Francesco G. Giuliani
Concerto in E (mandolin and string quartet) Allegro Largo Presto	J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
String Quartet in G, KV 387 Allegro vivace assai Menuetto - Trio Andante cantabile Molto Allegro	W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 Preludio Loure Gavotte en Rondeau Menuet I & II Bouree Gigue	J.S. Bach
Quartet in G (mandolin, violin, viola and cello) Andante Minuetto - Trio I and II Finale	Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1815)
Concerto in C for Mandolin (mandolin and string quartet) Allegro Largo Allegro	Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

10/7/01 - Takoma Park Municipal Building, Takoma Park, MD
10/12/01 - George Washington University, Washington, DC
10/29/01 - Daemen College, Amherst, NY
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 Preludio Loure Gavotte en Rondeau Menuet I & II Bouree Gigue	J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
La Chasse de L'isle Adam (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)	Sigr. Leoni of Naples
II Preludio	Raffaele Calace (1886-1934)
Finale from the D Concerto (1905)	Aubrey Stauffer (1876-1952)
From the Forest (1936) Light and Shadow Birds at Play The Brook	Sol Goichberg (1908-1978)
Scherzo-Rhapsody (1985) (played 10/7 and 10/29, only)	Chester Mais (b.1936)
The Chase (1984) (played 10/7 only)	Per Nørgård (b.1932)
Fantasy Variations IV (1992) (played 10/29 only)	Robert Lombardo (b.1932)
Sonata II for Solo Mandolin (1989) Toccata Andante Fugue	Neil Gladd (b.1955)

6/2/02 - Music for Mandolin, Guitar and Voice
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, Takoma Park, MD
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Steve Smith, guitar / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Joyce Lundy, soprano
Threnody (2001) Premiere (mandolin)	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
Taunder Naken	Henry VIII (1491-1547)
Sonata in D for mandolin and continuo Grave Allegro Grave Allegro	Carlo Arrigoni (1697-1744)
Artists' Valse (Transcribed from a 1908 recording by the composer)	Valentine Abt (1873-1933)
Carousel Waltz (1999) Premiere (mandolin and guitar)	Neil Gladd
Transit Aetas (from Juditha Triumphans) (mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)	Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Slumber Song	Clara Lyle Boone (b.1928)
The Girl’s Song to Her Mother	Hilary Tann (b.1947 )
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002) Premiere Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee	Neil Gladd
Herstory IV (1997) Premiere of mandolin version (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Elizabeth Vercoe (b.1941)
Café Ursula 1995 (1995) U.S. Premiere (guitar)	Steve Smith (b.1960)
September Swale (1993)	Beth Anderson (b.1950)
Sonatinetta (1984) Toccata Elegia Menuetto	Brian Israel (1951-1986)
Funfair on a Single Malt (1999) Premiere (mandolin and guitar)	Steve Smith
Zufriedenheit Komm, Liebe Zither	W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Suite pour Chant et Violon (1925) A Menina e a Cancao Quero Ser Alegre Sertaneja (soprano and mandolin)	Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Hark How the Songsters (from Timon of Athens)	Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
A Real Slow Drag (from Treemonisha, 1913) (soprano, mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)	Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

2/7/03 - Music for Mandolin, Guitar and Voice
George Washington University
Phillips Hall, B-120 - 801 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Steve Smith, guitar / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Joyce Lundy, soprano
Hark, How the Songsters (from Timon of Athens) (soprano, mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)	Henry Purcell (1659-1695
Transit Aetas (from Juditha Triumphans) (mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)	Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Taunder Naken	Henry VIII (1491-1547)
September Swale (1993) (mandolin and guitar)	Beth Anderson (b.1950)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002) Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
Carousel Waltz (1999) Celtistan's Farewell (2002) Premiere	Neil Gladd
Funfair on a Single Malt (1999) (mandolin and guitar)	Steve Smith (b.1960)
Three Spirituals I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray Sweet Little Jesus Boy Ain't Got Time to Die (soprano and guitar)	Traditional Robert MacGimsey Traditional
A Real Slow Drag (from Treemonisha, 1913) (soprano, mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)	Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

Hokie Spirit Tribute Concert
Artomatic
2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
Saturday, 4/28/07 at 2:00
Neil Gladd, mandolin


Threnody (2001)	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
La Chasse De L'Isle Adam	Gabriele Leone
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 (excerpts) Bouree Gigue	J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Artomatic
2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
Friday, 5/18/07 at 7:00
Saturday, 5/19/07 at 8:00
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Cathryn Frazier-Neely, soprano
Threnody (2001) (solo mandolin)	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
Toccata from Sonata for Solo Mandolin (1983)	Neil Gladd
Two Folk Song Settings (1968) Soldier Soldier Love is Teasin' (soprano and mandolin)	Howard Boatwright (1918-1999)
Slumber Song (soprano and mandolin)	Clara Lyle Boone (b.1928)
Four Vocalises (1984) (II and IV) (soprano and mandolin)	Clare Shore (b. 1954)
Cicadas, A Wild Dance (2004) Premiere (solo mandolin)	Maurice Saylor (b.1957)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002) Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Neil Gladd
Herstory IV (1997) (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Elizabeth Vercoe (b.1941)
Mandolin Night (1985) (solo mandolin)	Pamela Marshall (b. 1954)

Concert by Curtain Call Productions
Takoma Theatre
6833 4th Street NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, 12/8/07 at 7:30
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Zufriedenheit Komm, Liebe Zither	W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Slumber Song	Clara Lyle Boone (b.1928)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002) Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
Three Christmas Carols Silent Night I Wonder as I Wander O Holy Night (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Franz Gruber Appalachan Adolphe Adam

La Chasse de L'isle Adam (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)	Gabriele Leone
Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhauser (arr. by J. Robert Morris) (solo mandolin)	Richard Wagner

Lunchtime Christmas Concert
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
421 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA
Wednesday, 12/19/07 at 12:05
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
La Chasse de L'isle Adam (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)	Gabriele Leone
Zufriedenheit Komm, Liebe Zither	W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Slumber Song (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Clara Lyle Boone
Three Christmas Carols Silent Night I Wonder as I Wander O Holy Night	Franz Gruber Appalachan Adolphe Adam

Lunchtime Christmas Concert
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
421 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA
Wednesday, 12/10/08 at 12:05
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Fugue, from Sonata I in G minor, BWV 1001 (solo mandolin)	J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Zufriedenheit Komm, Liebe Zither	W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Four Christmas Carols Pat-a-pan* I Wonder as I Wander Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung* O Holy Night* (mezzo-soprano and mandolin) * arr. Neil Gladd	Bernard de la Mannoye Appalachan Adolphe Adam

Inaugural Concert of American Music
Washington Ethical Society
7750 16th St. NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, 1/24/09 at 8:00
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Billie Whittaker, piano
The Washington Post (1889) (arr. Neil Gladd) YouTube (mandolin and piano)	John Phillip Sousa (1854-1932)
Slumber Song	Clara Lyle Boone
Seven Ancient Greek Lyrics (2007) Premiere YouTube I. Bad Luck (Hipponax) II. Wanderer's Delight (Archilochus) III. Golden Love (Mimnermus) IV. Words of Wisdom (Theognis) V. To the Evros River (Alcaeus) VI. Wrong One (Anacreon) VII. Halcyon Days (Simonides) (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Victor Kioulaphides (b. 1961)
Irreveries from Sappho (1981) Andromeda Rag Older Woman Blues Boogie for Leda	Elizabeth Vercoe (b. 1941)
The Bed This Room The Waves	Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
In the Dark Times (2006) Premiere In the Dark Times When It Comes to Marching It Is Night The Ballad of Paragraph 218	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
The Atonal Blues (2009) Premiere	Neil Gladd
At The River The Housatonic at Stockbridge Slugging a Vampire Duty (mezzo-soprano and piano)	Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Intermission
Clef Club March (1910) (arr. Neil Gladd)	James Reese Europe (1881-1919)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965) Theme: Andante espressivo Allegro giusto Lento Allegro Molto Lento	Carman Moore (b.1936)
Polka Caprice YouTube Grand Concert Polka (1900)	Seth S. Weeks (ca.1865-after 1924)
Mandolin Concerto (1900) Adagio Marcia Allegro Molto	Seth S. Weeks
Castle House Rag (1914) (arr. Neil Gladd) (mandolin and piano)	James Reese Europe (1881-1919)

3/14/09 Spring Gala, Zonta Club of Washington
Ballroom of the Almas Temple
1315 K. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Stephen Brown, piano
Andante et Polonaise (1900)	Eduoardo Mezzacapo (18__-1942)
Tarantella (1898) (mandolin and piano)	Angelo Mascheroni (1856-1905)

5/15/10 House Concert, Hyattsville, MD
5/16/10 DACOR, 1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Zufriedenheit Komm, Liebe Zither	W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Einsam bin ich, nicht alleine (1821) (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Sonata I in G minor, BWV 1001 Adagio Fuga Siciliana Presto (solo mandolin)	J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Seven Ancient Greek Lyrics (2007) I. Bad Luck (Hipponax) II. Wanderer's Delight (Archilochus) III. Golden Love (Mimnermus) IV. Words of Wisdom (Theognis) V. To the Evros River (Alcaeus) VI. Wrong One (Anacreon) VII. Halcyon Days (Simonides)	Victor Kioulaphides (b. 1961)
Two Folk Song Settings (1968) Soldier, soldier Love is teasin'	Howard Boatwright (1918-1999)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002) Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Neil Gladd (b.1955)
Intermission
I goe before my darling (1595)	Thomas Morley (1557/58-1602)
from Three Folk Songs (1925) It was a lover and his lass The tailor and his mouse (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
Partita a Dodici Toni (1982) Corrente Sarabanda Minuetto I e II Gavotta Giga (solo mandolin)	Neil Gladd
Slumber Song	Clara Lyle Boone (b.1928)
The Girl’s Song to Her Mother	Hilary Tann (b.1947 )
Popular tunes from the Opéras-comiques (arr. P. Denis) "Je ne sais pas si ma soeur aime" from Silvain (1770)	André Ernest Modeste Grétry (1741-1813)
"La lumiere la plus pure Brille" from De l'aveugle de Palmire (1767) (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Jean-Joseph Rodolphe (1730-1812)
Variations on "La lumiere la plus pure Brille" from "A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandolin" (1785) (solo mandolin)	Gabriele Leone
"Des simples jeux de son enfance Heureux" from De l'aveugle de Palmire (1767)	Jean-Joseph Rodolphe
"Le temps passe comme ce fil entre mes doigts," from Les Moissonneurs (1768)	Egidio Romualdo Duni (1708-1775)
Habenera from Carmen (1875) L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (arr. N. Gladd) (mezzo-soprano and mandolin)	Georges Bizet 1838-1875